B$Z: ABC's Being...Surfer Makua Rothman Set to Premier Saturday

ESPN announced this week that Hawaii-native Makua Rothman, the
number one surfer in the world, would kick-off a four volume series of in-depth
profiles of some of action sport's biggest names when Being debuts this Sat.,
April 11, 2015, at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.

"I just want to be an elite athlete," said Rothman.
"I want to be up there with the Robert Griffin III's, the Russell Wilson's
and the LeBron James' of the world. I want be on that athletic level. A lot of
times, surfers are known as beach bums. I want to do anything I can to show
people that we aren't just people that hang out at the beach. We train very
hard and we take our sport very seriously. I'm thrilled to share some of those
behind the scenes moments through Being
on ABC."

Being, examines North Shore native Rothman's humble beginnings, drive
to become a champion, and his unlikely rise to a Hawaiian hero on quest to
prove his doubters wrong. Rothman still holds the title as the youngest to catch
the biggest wave in the world, when he rode a 66-foot wave at the age of 18 in
2002.

Just last month, the World Surf League (WSL) named Rothman the
number one surfer in the world based on points earned during the 2014 Big Wave
Tour. Rothman took the title by more than 7,000 points, with a grand total of
20,833 to finish the season.